Mens Definition
mens
See also men's
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Danish
Alternative forms
- (dated) medens
Etymology
From Old Norse meðan.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /mɛns/, [mɛns]
Conjunction
mens
Related terms
- imens
Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *mennisko (“a human”), a substantivised form of the adjective *mennisk (“human, humanlike”), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Compare German Mensch, Swedish människa.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /mɛns/
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Noun
mens n. (plural mensen, diminutive mensje)
- person, human being
- Ik ben ook maar een mens!
- I'm only human!
- Ik ben ook maar een mens!
- (informal) woman
- Dat mens werkt me echt op de zenuwen.
- That woman really annoys me.
- Dat mens werkt me echt op de zenuwen.
mens m. (uncountable)
- human, man (as a species), humanity
- De mens is van nature een politiek dier.
- Man is by nature a political animal.
- De mens is van nature een politiek dier.
Synonyms
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /mɑ̃/
Verb
mens
- first-person singular present indicative of mentir
- second-person singular present indicative of mentir
- second-person singular imperative of mentir
Latin
Pronunciation
- IPA: /me:ns/
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mn̥ti-, oblique stem of *méntis (“thought”). Cognates include Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos), Sanskrit मति (matí), and Old English ġemynd (English mind).
Noun
mēns (genitive mentis); f, third declension
Declension
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēns | mentēs |
| genitive | mentis | mentium |
| dative | mentī | mentibus |
| accusative | mentem | mentēs 1 |
| ablative | mente | mentibus |
| vocative | mēns | mentēs |
1 May also be mentīs.
Derived terms
Descendants
Norwegian
Etymology
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Preposition
mens
Noun
mens m. (definite singular mensen; uncountable)
- Abbreviation of menstruasjon (menstruation).
Swedish
Etymology
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Conjunction
mens
- (colloquial) while; Contraction of medan.
- Jag dukar fram frukost mens du duschar.
- I’ll arrange breakfast while you take a shower
- Jag dukar fram frukost mens du duschar.
Noun
mens c.
- Contraction of menstruation.
- indefinite genitive singular of men
- indefinite genitive plural of men
Declension
Declension of mens| uncountable | uncountable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative | mens | mensen | ||
| genitive | mens | mensens | ||
Volapük
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /mens/
Noun
mens
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In Roman mythology, Mens, also known as Bona Mens or Mens Bona (Latin for "Good Mind"), was the personification of thought, consciousness and the mind, and also of "right-thinking". Her festival was celebrated on June 8. A temple on the Capitoline Hill in Rome was vowed to Mens in 217 BC on advice from the Sibylline Books, and was dedicated in 215 BC.
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